| Table Name | Belize |
| 1.0 Contact Information | |
| 1.1 Name | Azucena Novelo |
| 1.2 Designation (Job Title) | Director |
| 1.3 Organization | Central Bank of Belize |
| 1.4 Mailing Address | 1 Gabourel Lane, Belize City |
| 1.5 Country | Belize |
| 1.6 Email | azucena.novelo@centralbank.org.bz |
| 1.7 Telephone | 501 - 223 - 6194 |
| 2.0 Concepts, Definitions and Scope | |
| 2.1 Statistical frameworks for the compilation of external debt data | 2013 External Debt Statistics Guide (2013 EDS Guide)/6th Edition of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) |
| 2.2 Consistency with the external debt liabilities of the International Investment Position (IIP) | Yes |
| 2.3 Additional Information on Concepts, Definitions and Scope | None |
| 3.0 Sector Classification/Coverage | |
| 3.1 Data coverage for Public Sector External Debt | Fully covered |
| 3.2 Data coverage for Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt | Fully covered |
| 3.3 Data coverage for Private Sector External Debt Not Publicly Guaranteed | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 3.4 Data coverage for Central Government | Fully covered |
| 3.5 Data coverage for General Government | Fully covered |
| 3.6 Data coverage for Nonfinancial public sector | Fully covered |
| 3.7 Data coverage for Total financial and nonfinancial public sector | Fully covered |
| 3.8 Data coverage for General Government if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.9 Data coverage for Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.10 Data coverage for Deposit-taking corporations, except the Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.11 Data coverage for Other Sectors if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Partly covered, with significant gaps |
| 3.12 Data coverage for Other financial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Partly covered, with significant gaps |
| 3.13 Data coverage for Nonfinancial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Partly covered, with significant gaps |
| 3.14 Data coverage for HH and nonprofit institu. serving households (NPISHs) if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not Applicable |
| 3.15 Data coverage for Direct Investment: Intercompany lending if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not Applicable |
| 3.16 External debt include both foreign currency and domestic currency denominated debt instruments held by nonresidents | No - Belize does not have external debt denominated in domestic currency held by nonresidents. |
| 3.17 Additional comments and explanations on Sector Classification/Coverage | At this point in time not all data for the private sector are fully captured as data are not readily available. It is a work in progress. |
| 4.0 Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | |
| 4.1 Data coverage for Currency and deposits | Not Applicable |
| 4.2 Data coverage for Debt Securities | Not Applicable |
| 4.3 Data coverage for Loans | Fully covered |
| 4.4 Data coverage for Trade credit and advances | Not Applicable |
| 4.5 Data coverage for Other debt liabilities | Not Applicable |
| 4.6 Data coverage for Special drawing rights (allocations) | Fully covered |
| 4.7 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors | Not Applicable |
| 4.8 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises | Not Applicable |
| 4.9 Data coverage for Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises | Not Applicable |
| 4.10 Arrears (including interest that accrues on arrears) reported in the same debt instrument | No - Arrears will show up if a loan is being paid after due date in the other debt liabilities category of Table 4. |
| 4.11 Arrears separately identified in the memorandum items | Yes |
| 4.12 Classification of maturity for short-term/long-term debt instruments | Remaining maturity |
| 4.13 Additional comments and explanations on Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | 1. SDR allocations are included starting from 2010Q1. (ii) Belize only reports public sector external debt and publicly guaranteed external debt. |
| 5.0 Valuation and Basis of Recording | |
| 5.1 Main valuation method for debt securities (in main table) | Face Value |
| 5.2 Main valuation method for debt securities (in memorandum items) | Face Value |
| 5.3 Other methods and weights used for valuation of debt securities | None |
| 5.4 Basis for compiling external debt statistics | Cash Basis |
| 5.5 Inclusion of accrued interest costs that are not paid | No |
| 6.0 Data sources/Compiling Organizations | |
| 6.1 Main data source(s) for the external debt statistics | Ministry of Finance is the primary data source and the the Central Bank compiles data received using Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording and Management System (CS-DRMS). Information on private sector debt is obtained from external records on exchange control reports. |
| 6.2 Link(s) to national website where the external debt statistics are being disseminated | https://www.centralbank.org.bz/rates-statistics/public-private-debt |
| 6.3 Link(s) to relevant metadata that currently exists and is consistent with your external debt statistics | Not Applicable |
| 6.4 Primary agency responsible for compiling external debt statistics | Central Bank of Belize |
| 6.5 Primary agency responsibile for disseminating external debt statistics | Central Bank of Belize |
| 7.0 Periodicity and Timeliness | |
| 7.1 Frequency of external debt statistics compilation | Monthly |
| 7.2 Frequency of external debt statistics dissemination | Monthly, Quarterly, Annual |
| 7.3 Timeliness of the publication of the external debt statistics | On a monthly basis data are uploaded to the Central Bank website. |
| 7.4 Additional comments on Periodicity and Timeliness | None |
| 8.0 Revision Policy | |
| 8.1 Data revision policy | Regular schedule - Debt data is reconciled on a quarterly basis with the Ministry of Finance. |
| 9.0 Unit of Measure | |
| 9.1 Unit of Measure | Data are in USD. |
| 10.0 Reference Period | |
| 10.1 Reference Period | (i) Data are available starting from 2010Q1. (ii) Data converted through generic conversion from 2003 EDS Guide/BPM5 to 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis by the World Bank from 2010Q1 to 2014Q1. (iii) Data reported by country on a 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis starting from 2014Q2. (iv) As per 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 methodology, data includes SDR allocations sourced from IMF (the creditor) for period 2010Q1 to 2014Q1, and reported by the country from 2014Q2 onward. |
| 11.0 Table Reporting | |
| 11.1 Table 1 -Gross External Debt Position: Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector and Private Sector Not Publicly Guar. Debt | Yes |
| 11.2 Table 2 - Debt-Service Payment Schedule: Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt as of End-Period | Yes |
| 11.3 Table 3 - Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt: by Creditor Sector | Yes |
| 11.4 Table 4 - Public Sector Debt and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector Debt: by Instrument Breakdown | Yes |
| 11.5 Table 5 -Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector External Debt: Foreign Currency and Domestic Currency Denominated Debt | Yes |
| 11.6 Table 6 - Gross External Debt Position: by Sector (SDDS prescribed component) | Yes |
| 12.0 Metadata Update | |
| 12.1 Metadata last updated | 01/30/2017 |